The electoral district of Northumberland--Quinte West (Ontario) has a population of 118,906 with 91,717 registered voters and 216 polling divisions. The riding stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario and north to Rice Lake.
It contains the County of Northumberland and part of the County of Hastings, comprising the City of Quinte West, formerly Trenton, Sidney, Murray and Frankford. Also in the riding are the towns of Port Hope, Cobourg and Brighton and the Alderville First Nation Reserve. Canada's largest military base is in the riding.
Although Northumberland-Quinte is mostly rural, there are significant manufacturing and retail trade sectors. Average family income is $60,840 and unemployment is 6.8 per cent.
In 2004, part of Prince Edward-Hastings riding was added in the southeast and the riding was renamed Northumberland-Quinte West. Northumberland riding existed from 1914 to 1966 and was re-established in 1976, from portions of Prince Edward-Hastings and Northumberland-Durham riding.
Political History - Federal Elections
In 2006, Conservative Rick Norlock knocked off two-term MP Liberal Paul Macklin.
Macklin had succeeded Liberal Christine Stewart, who was MP from 1988 to 2000.
Tory George Hees represented this riding from 1965 to 1988.
Northumberland:
1979, 1980, 1984, 2006 - PC
Since 1988 - 2006 LIB
The environment is not the issue the left wing wishes to address, it's "how do we exploit the environment to gain greater control over the populace"
I care about the future of Canada, a free Nation with property rights and equality rather than Polictical correctness favouring the "victim du jour"policies.
Who cares what the rest of the world thinks of Canada? The key to self esteem is self respect, not popularity.
My Canada would be despised by some, loved by others but respected. Time to stop being a doormat.
Posted by: D M MacAndrew | October 15, 2008 at 05:11 AM